札(さつ)

さつ
noun
bill, banknote, paper money
1. bill, banknote
Paper currency issued by a government.
千円札(せんえんさつ)で払(はら)う。
To pay with a 1000-yen bill.
札(さつ)を崩(くず)す。
To break a bill (get change).
財布(さいふ)に一万円札(いちまんえんさつ)が一枚(いちまい)しかない。
I only have one 10,000-yen bill in my wallet.

札(さつ) refers to paper money (banknotes).

JAPANESE BILLS:

  • 千円札(せんえんさつ): 1,000 yen bill (Noguchi Hideyo)
  • 五千円札(ごせんえんさつ): 5,000 yen bill (Tsuda Umeko)
  • 一万円札(いちまんえんさつ): 10,000 yen bill (Shibusawa Eiichi)

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 札(さつ)で払(はら)う: to pay with bills
  • 札(さつ)を崩(くず)す: to break a bill (get change)
  • お札(さつ): banknote (polite)
  • 新札(しんさつ): new/crisp bill

CONTRAST WITH COINS:

  • 札(さつ): bills, paper money
  • 硬貨(こうか)/小銭(こぜに): coins

KANJI READING NOTE:
札(さつ) = bill; 札(ふだ) = tag, label, card

Related Words

Antonym: 硬貨(こうか) (coin)
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Added 2026.1.9 21:29 · Revised 2026.4.5 16:46
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